| 单词 | to cleave a hair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cleave a hair e. Phrases. †to cleave a hair: cf. ‘to split hairs’. †to cleave the pin: (in archery) to hit the pin in the centre of the white of the butts (see pin n.1 2b); hence figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > archery > practise archery [verb (intransitive)] > hit centre of target to cleave the pin1590 to make a gold1877 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 1st Pt. sig. B6 For Kings are clouts that euery man shoots at, Our Crowne the pin that thousands seeke to cleaue. 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iii. 14 The verie pinne of his heart cleft with the blinde bow-boyes but-shaft. View more context for this quotation a1627 T. Middleton No Wit (1657) ii. 34 I'll cleave the black pin in'th' midst o'th' white. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 83 To cleave an hair, betwixt the spiritual and temporal jurisdiction. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 106 Mr. Fox came not up in all particulars to cleave the pin of Conformity (as refusing to subscribe) yet [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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